Integrated activity sensor
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1. An integrated sensor for monitoring a patient'"'"'s activity, comprising:
- a primary medical sensor attachable to a patient'"'"'s body;
a cable interconnecting said primary sensor with associated electronics; and
a motion transducer embedded in said cable at an axial distance from the primary medical sensor.
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Abstract
A motion transducer is embedded in a section of cable interconnecting a primary medical sensor with associated electronics. By affixing the section containing the transducer to a portion of a patient'"'"'s anatomy, information relating to the parameter of primary concern as well as the patient'"'"'s activity can be gathered without the complexity normally associated with instrumenting a patient for the acquisition of such data.
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20 Claims
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1. An integrated sensor for monitoring a patient'"'"'s activity, comprising:
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a primary medical sensor attachable to a patient'"'"'s body; a cable interconnecting said primary sensor with associated electronics; and a motion transducer embedded in said cable at an axial distance from the primary medical sensor. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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2. An integrated sensor for monitoring a patient'"'"'s activity, comprising:
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a primary medical sensor attachable to a patient'"'"'s body; a cable interconnecting said primary sensor with associated electronics; and a motion transducer embedded in said cable, wherein said motion transducer comprises piezo-film wrapped into a cylindrical form about a central axis of the cable and enclosed in an outer sheath. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4)
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9. A method for monitoring a patient'"'"'s activity, comprising the steps of:
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attaching a medical sensor to said patient wherein said sensor is interconnected to electronics via a cable; incorporating a motion transducer within a preselected portion of said cable at an axial distance from the medical sensor; and affixing said preselected portion of said cable to a preselected area of said patient, whereby movement of said area is indicative of patient activity. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An integrated sensor for monitoring a patient'"'"'s activity, comprising:
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a primary medical sensor attachable to a patient'"'"'s body; a cable interconnecting said primary sensor with associated electronics; and a motion transducer positioned along the cable between the primary sensor and the associated electronics, said motion transducer being positioned at an axial distance from the primary medical sensor. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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